NYT Crossword March 21 2026 Answers

All 66 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Boaz MoserEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES66 CLUES
ACROSS
1AParts of a story structure?6 lettersSee answer ›7ACase managers?7 lettersSee answer ›14ALead-in to "Go!"6 lettersSee answer ›15A"No more for me!"8 lettersSee answer ›16AGym amenity6 lettersSee answer ›17AWords before a teaser to the following episode8 lettersSee answer ›18ABe behind3 lettersSee answer ›19AWhat there's no accounting for, in a saying5 lettersSee answer ›21ANotable city in civil rights history5 lettersSee answer ›22AOn the ___ (not friendly)4 lettersSee answer ›24AChucks, slangily5 lettersSee answer ›26AStink4 lettersSee answer ›27AIt's not nice to walk in this5 lettersSee answer ›29AGame with shooters5 lettersSee answer ›31ABrady bunch?: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›32AAthletic activity spun off from parkour11 lettersSee answer ›35AThings that are tough on the outside and doughy on the inside?11 lettersSee answer ›37AImpulsive, as a decision11 lettersSee answer ›39AReserved3 lettersSee answer ›42AScuffle5 lettersSee answer ›43ASculptor Jeff known for his steel balloon animals5 lettersSee answer ›45AVery busy, with "up"4 lettersSee answer ›47AWord with corn or cough5 lettersSee answer ›49A[Love you!]4 lettersSee answer ›50ADebate5 lettersSee answer ›52ATitular Dr. Seuss character5 lettersSee answer ›54A"What's your ___?"3 lettersSee answer ›55AAccepted defeat, in modern parlance8 lettersSee answer ›57AHeavy6 lettersSee answer ›59ANot accepting, perhaps8 lettersSee answer ›60AJoin arms?6 lettersSee answer ›61ACavalry member in Russia, historically7 lettersSee answer ›62ATwee6 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DBlock housing6 lettersSee answer ›2DClassic poem whose sole surviving manuscript is kept in the British Library7 lettersSee answer ›3D"And so forth"8 lettersSee answer ›4D"___; and it shall be given you": Matthew 7:73 lettersSee answer ›5DEncounter4 lettersSee answer ›6DGo way off5 lettersSee answer ›7DFlavor profile for many a Chinese dish12 lettersSee answer ›8DChill, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›9DCreatures that attack Isengard, in fantasy4 lettersSee answer ›10DTotal5 lettersSee answer ›11DWord with paper or humor6 lettersSee answer ›12DBreezed (along)6 lettersSee answer ›13DBig cuts?6 lettersSee answer ›15DDigital provocateur13 lettersSee answer ›20DBreach12 lettersSee answer ›23DVisionary people5 lettersSee answer ›25DValuable commodity in "Dune"5 lettersSee answer ›28DShort-term workers5 lettersSee answer ›30DHave a nosh5 lettersSee answer ›33DThey've been played!5 lettersSee answer ›34DOne with a bridle … or one who's not bridal5 lettersSee answer ›36DStuck under a blanket, perhaps8 lettersSee answer ›38DMakeup exam?7 lettersSee answer ›39DNot going anywhere6 lettersSee answer ›40DHawaii senator Mazie6 lettersSee answer ›41D"Gadzooks!"6 lettersSee answer ›44DShabby shelter6 lettersSee answer ›46D"Put up your ___!"5 lettersSee answer ›48DBlanched5 lettersSee answer ›51DMountain said to house Hephaestus' forges4 lettersSee answer ›53DAmazon affiliate on TV4 lettersSee answer ›56DGrabbin' Grape juice brand3 lettersSee answer ›58DActor Mahershala3 lettersSee answer ›
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